Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi

Malawi: Newborns protected against tetanus was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
93.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 106 countries
All-time high
93.0%
in 2023
All-time low
1.0%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024

Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi, 1983–2024

0204060801001983200320241983: 1 %1984: 28 %1985: 26 %1986: 50 %1987: 50 %1988: 69 %1989: 77 %1990: 81 %1991: 83 %1992: 79 %1993: 82 %1994: 85 %1995: 87 %1996: 80 %1997: 87 %1998: 89 %1999: 84 %2000: 84 %2001: 87 %2002: 85 %2003: 87 %2004: 86 %2005: 86 %2006: 88 %2007: 86 %2008: 87 %2009: 87 %2010: 87 %2011: 87 %2012: 89 %2013: 89 %2014: 89 %2015: 89 %2016: 89 %2017: 89 %2018: 89 %2019: 90 %2020: 90 %2021: 90 %2022: 90 %2023: 93 %2024: 93 %

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 93.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi peaked at 93.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1983.

Malawi ranks 38th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 43.0% 1.0% 77.0% 7
1990s 83.7% 79.0% 89.0% 10
2000s 86.3% 84.0% 88.0% 10
2010s 88.7% 87.0% 90.0% 10
2020s 91.2% 90.0% 93.0% 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 37 Brazil 94.0% compare
  2. 38 Botswana 93.0% compare
  3. 38 Burkina Faso 93.0% compare
  4. 38 Eswatini 93.0% compare
  5. 38 India 93.0% compare
  6. 38 Jamaica 93.0% compare
  7. 38 Kiribati 93.0% compare
  8. 38 Morocco 93.0% compare
  9. 38 Nepal 93.0% compare
  10. 38 Senegal 93.0% compare
  11. 38 Solomon Islands 93.0% compare
  12. 38 Suriname 93.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi?
Newborns protected against tetanus in Malawi was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1983.
How does Malawi rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
Malawi ranks 38th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Newborns protected against tetanus (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
133 places, 5,401 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.